User Guide

Chapter 4: The Main Screen
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The [Open] button is used to open (load) songs into the program from the Open File dialog.
The [Save] button is used to disk.
This saves the song, allowing you to choose or confirm the name and location for the file save.
The [Save +] button opens the Assign Instruments and Harmonies to Song dialog where custom
patches, harmonies, and other settings can be permanently saved with the song.
Use this button to Start/End DAW plug-in mode and choose options such as “Allow Drag and Drop.”
In plug-in mode, Band-in-a-Box is reduced to a small window and acts as a plug-in for your favorite
DAW/sequencer.
The [.MID] button allows you to make a Standard MIDI File and save it to disk as a file with extension
.MID. Type 0 and Type 1 MIDI files are supported, or you can also choose to save the song as a
Karaoke file with the .KAR extension.
This is the “Render to WAV file” button, which will convert (render) your MIDI arrangement to an
audio wave file. It includes a batch render feature to convert an entire folder of songs in a single
operation.
Transport Controls
These buttons are like the transport controls on a CD player or a media player.
[Play] button generates a new arrangement and plays the song.
[Loop] plays the selected (highlighted) section of the Chordsheet in a loop.
[Replay] plays the song from the beginning without creating a new arrangement.
[Stop] button stops the song or the Jukebox from playing.
[Pause] button pauses the song during playback.
[From] button is used to play a song starting anywhere in the song, including tags or endings.
[Rec] button records MIDI from an external keyboard or the Wizard to the Melody track.
This opens the RealDrums Picker, where you can assign audio drums to replace the MIDI drums
with a real drummer.
This opens the Assign RealTracks to Tracks dialog. RealTracks are audio instruments other than
drums, such as RealPedalSteel, RealAcousticGuitar, and RealSax.
The [Melodist] button opens the Generate Chords and/or Melody dialog, where you can choose
the type (or genre) of Melodist you wish to have generate a complete new song with chord changes
and melody as well as an improvised solo and an original song title.
The [Soloist] button opens the Select Soloist Dialog, where you can choose the Soloist you wish to
have play over any given chord changes.
This button opens the Notation window, where you can edit, view, and print MIDI notation.